Insurance Services Office (ISO) Rating

Fayetteville’s ISO Rating Jumps from a Class 4 to a Class 2

The Fayetteville Fire Department announced in January, 2014 that the Insurance Services Office (ISO) has given the City of Fayetteville a much improved Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating. Due to the recent analysis of the structural fire suppression delivery system, Fayetteville has jumped from a Class 4 ISO rating to a Class 2 rating. This rating can affect the cost of homeowners’ insurance, with a lower rating meaning lower premiums.

“ISO's PPC program evaluates communities according to a uniform set of criteria, incorporating nationally recognized standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association and the American Water Works Association. A community's PPC depends on:

-- Needed Fire Flows, which are representative building locations used to determine the theoretical amount of water necessary for fire suppression purposes.

-- Water Supply, including inspection and flow testing of hydrants, alternative water supply operations, and a careful evaluation of the amount of available water compared with the amount needed to suppress fires up to 3,500 gpm. "

(PPC Summary Report, January 2014)

The ISO is a leading source of information about insurance risk that gauges the fire protection capability of local fire departments to respond to structure fires. The ISO collects information on a community’s public fire protection and analyzes the data using its Fire Suppression Rating Schedule. It then assigns a rating from 1 to 10, with Class 1 representing the best public protection and Class 10 indicating no recognized protection. Besides the potential effect on insurance premiums, PPC data are useful in strategic planning, budgeting and justifying fire protection improvements.

If your residence is located inside the City of Fayetteville, it is eligible for the Class 2 ISO Rating

For further information, please feel free to contact The Fayetteville Fire Department at 479-575-8365.